ON GALLIPOLI HEIGHTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 15 May 1925, Page 9

ON GALLIPOLI HEIGHTS.

Unveiling- of War Memorial.

SIMPLE CEREMONY DESCRIBED. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Heuter’s Telegrpius. (Received May 14, 8.16 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 13. It was almost a gala day at the Dardanelles and on tne Peninsula, on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ghanak Bahr Memorial to fallen New Zealanders, erected on Russell Top. Five hundred pilgrims, including several ex-combatants from everywhere in the Empire, arrived by the liner Ormonde.

The Turkish authorities granted every facility, and the Governoi’s oi Gallipoli and Chanak attended the ceremony.

A detachment of gendarmerie rendered honours.

Carts throughout the Peniusula had been requisitioned to transport the visitors. It was a stiff climb irom the beach, and it was an odd eight to see springless vehicles of ail desci’iptionb being drawn by horses, donkeys and bullocks up the narrow; trail. A couple of ears belonging to the War Graves Commission, carried Sii James Allen and Miss Alien, General Godley, General Russell and Lady Godley.

Sir James Allen in a speech, sympathetically refereed to the Turks, who recognised the graves. as a sacred trust.

General Godley unveiled the Meinoi’ial, and in a speech desci’ibed the fighting during the dark days ol 1915.

Genei’al Russell eulogised the splendid qualities of the New Zealanders, and touchingly described the death of Colonel Bauchop, who grievously wounded, l’esponded to General Russell’s effort to cheer him up with: “This is the end”; then he paused, and a smile flickex’ed over his face, and he added: “And a jolly good end, too.”

Chaplain Mullineux read the service. “The Last Post” was sounded, and so closed a simple service.

Beautiful wreaths were laid on the monument by military and ex-service organisations. Several other cemeteries were visited notably Beach Cemetei-y, where Sir Jams Allen laid a wi’eath. Sir James Allen entertained the Turkish officials at tea on board the Ormonde.

The. liner leaves Constantinople tomorrow.